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Peperoni

German, noun/pepəˈʁoːni/

Peperoni is a German feminine noun meaning “chili pepper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine scharfe Paprikaschote, die als Gewürz benutzt oder in Essig eingelegt wird”.

What does Peperoni mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininechili pepper

  2. 2

    Switzerlandfemininebell pepper

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. kleine scharfe Paprikaschote, die als Gewürz benutzt oder in Essig eingelegt wird 2. Gemüsepaprika

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Peperoni

  • Peperonis plural
  • Peperone variant

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Peperoni?

  • /pepəˈʁoːni/
  • [pe-]
  • [ˌpɛ-]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Peperoni in German?

Peperoni appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).